I was going to do Clementi and a mazurka today, but I have had this little tune running through my head all week. I can't stop humming it, so maybe by recording it I can get on with the other things.
Also, I dropped something inside my piano and every now and then a funky noise comes out.
Comments appreciated.

The rarely played Contradanse in G-flat major from when Chopin was only 17 years old! Probably among the happiest time of his life when he still lived in Poland with his family. Emily still not sick of tubercolous (she died when she was 14 only) and Poland was a free country. Very well played!

Well he was just 17 - You know what I mean (sorry, couldn't resist the Beatles lyrics)

Yes, Chopin must have been happy when he wrote this. It is so light-hearted. I would guess that his sisters were dancing around the living room as he played it. I wonder how one does the 'contredanse'? (contradanse - not sure of the spelling).

Anyway, thanks everybody for listening. Even though this piece sounds easy, it wasn't.

_________________"Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties." ~ Frederic Chopin

And perfectly played except for one little moment of uncertainty at the first return to the main theme. Your piano sounds lovely too and the Edirol seems to be doing a great job here, the recording is better than any of the previous. What is your current recording setup ?

I will proceed to put this up the site right away.
BTW Did not notice any funky noises (but I was not listening for them)

Thank you, Chris. Only a few years ago, I was searching for this piece and had a difficult time. Finally the clerk in the music store found it in a book of romantic piano music and I had to buy the whole book which I already had all the other pieces, but it was the only way to get this piece. Now, of course, just say you are looking for something, and someone (like Juufa) instantly sends it out. Also, the version I played is different than the version Juufa found. The sections all repeat in my copy and I have more rallentandos and dynamic markings.

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it sounds like you dropped a pen or pencil

There is probably one of those inside my piano too. My piano tuner thinks there is something wrong with me, because I seem to drop a lot of things inside there, like post cards, paper clips, earrings. This time it is a dried up leaf. I had a vase of fresh roses on the piano and a leaf fell off. I can see it in there, but I can't reach it.

_________________"Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties." ~ Frederic Chopin

Now you see how bad my sight reading ability really is. Can't even discern sharps from flats...
A little more friendly would be to code it in 5 sharps instead 7 flats, although I have more problems with sharps as with flats. Thanks God Chopin preferred flats I think (only often too much of them)

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